coffee toffee
I seem to be on a bit of a coffee kick these days — Exhibit A being Alex’s and Exhibit B being Thanksgiving’s ridiculous . I’m sure that’s it just coincidence that the coffee kick began just as the number of hours I slept each night decreased, which also coincided with me getting weepy with joy when I wrapped my fingers around my first coffee of the day each . Amazing how you can drink something your whole life but it then all of the sudden one day it becomes a transcendent experience, you know?
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 7 of 11 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
| Coffee | not in our table | 0 |
| Hazelnut | not in our table | 0 |
| Nut | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks or 8 ounces) butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons molasses (can swap corn syrup or honey)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (or a heaping 1/4 teaspoon flaky sea salt)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, or 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts (toasted, skinned and cooled) or another nut of your choice